battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Ürümqi

Name: Battle of Ürümqi
Location: Ürümqi, People's Republic of China

Battle of Ürümqi was a battle fought in 1870 at Ürümqi, in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ürümqi. It was part of the Dungan revolt. The recorded result: Kashgaria victory. Recorded strength: Thousands of Turkic Andijani Uzbek muslim troops; 1,500 Han Chinese militia against Thousands of Chinese Muslim troops.

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Fought1870

WhereÜrümqi, People's Republic of China43.822N, 87.612E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeKashgaria victory

BelligerentsYettishar (Turki Muslim rebels)againstChinese muslim rebels (Tungans)

Part ofDungan revolt

Record

Date	1870 (year precision)
Place	Ürümqi, People's Republic of China 43.822N, 87.612E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	Thousands of Turkic Andijani Uzbek muslim troops; 1,500 Han Chinese militia	Thousands of Chinese Muslim troops
Commanders	Yakub Beg of Yettishar Xu Xuegong	Tuo Ming

Placed at Ürümqi; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Chakirmaut 1204, 585 km N
Battle of Brown's Ferry 1863, 995 km S
Battle of Barnaul 1918, 1098 km N
Saratoga campaign 1777, 1139 km W
Battle of Talas AD 751, 1254 km W

Elsewhere in 1870

Battle of Ürümqi is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4438403, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ürümqi (1870), revision 1370602934, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.